Uruguay - Winning Coaches Professional Era

        Team                        Coach
1932    Peñarol                     Leonardo de Lucca
1933    Nacional                    Américo Szigeti (HUN) [1]
1934    Nacional                    Américo Szigeti (HUN)
1935    Peñarol                     Athuel Velázquez
1936    Peñarol                     Athuel Velázquez
1937    Peñarol                     Athuel Velázquez
1938    Peñarol                     Athuel Velázquez
1939    Nacional                    William Reaside (SCO)
1940    Nacional                    Héctor Castro
1941    Nacional                    Héctor Castro
1942    Nacional                    Héctor Castro
1943    Nacional                    Héctor Castro
1944    Peñarol                     Aníbal Tejada
1945    Peñarol                     Alberto Supicci
1946    Nacional                    Enrique Fernández
1947    Nacional                    Ricardo G. Faccio
1948      not finished
1949    Peñarol                     Emérico Hirsch (HUN)
1950    Nacional                    Enrique Fernández
1951    Peñarol                     Emérico Hirsch (HUN)
1952    Nacional                    Héctor Castro [2]
1953    Peñarol                     Juan López
1954    Peñarol                     Juan López
1955    Nacional                    Ondino Viera
1956    Nacional                    Ondino Viera
1957    Nacional                    Ondino Viera
1958    Peñarol                     Hugo Bagnulo
1959    Peñarol                     Roberto Scarone [3]
1960    Peñarol                     Roberto Scarone
1961    Peñarol                     Roberto Scarone
1962    Peñarol                     Juan Peregrino Anselmo [4]
1963    Nacional                    Zezé Moreira (BRA)
1964    Peñarol                     Roque Gastón Máspoli
1965    Peñarol                     Roque Gastón Máspoli
1966    Nacional                    Roberto Scarone [5]
1967    Peñarol                     Roque Gastón Máspoli
1968    Peñarol                     Rafael Milans
1969    Nacional                    Zezé Moreira (BRA)
1970    Nacional                    Washington Etchamendi
1971    Nacional                    Washington Etchamendi
1972    Nacional                    Washington Etchamendi
1973    Peñarol                     Hugo Bagnulo
1974    Peñarol                     Hugo Bagnulo [6]
1975    Peñarol                     Hugo Bagnulo
1976    Defensor                    José Ricardo de León
1977    Nacional                    Pedro Dellacha (ARG)
1978    Peñarol                     Dino Sani (BRA)
1979    Peñarol                     Dino Sani (BRA)
1980    Nacional                    Juan Martín Mujica
1981    Peñarol                     Luis Alberto Cubilla
1982    Peñarol                     Hugo Bagnulo
1983    Nacional                    Víctor Espárrago
1984    Central Español             Líber Arispe
1985    Peñarol                     Roque Gastón Máspoli
1986    Peñarol                     Roque Gastón Máspoli
1987    Defensor                    Raúl Möller
1988    Danubio                     Ildo Maneiro
1989    Progreso                    Saúl Rivero
1990    Bella Vista                 Manuel Keosseián
1991    Defensor                    Juan Ahuntchaín
1992    Nacional                    Roberto Fleitas
1993    Peñarol                     Gregorio Pérez
1994    Peñarol                     Gregorio Pérez
1995    Peñarol                     Gregorio Pérez
1996    Peñarol                     Jorge Fossatti
1997    Peñarol                     Gregorio Pérez
1998    Nacional                    Hugo de León
1999    Peñarol                     Julio Ribas
2000    Nacional                    Hugo de León
2001    Nacional                    Hugo de León
2002    Nacional                    Daniel Carreño
2003    Peñarol                     Diego Aguirre
2004    Danubio                     Gerardo Pelusso
2005    Nacional                    Martín Lasarte
2005/06 Nacional                    Martín Lasarte
2006/07 Danubio                     Gustavo Matosas
2007/08 Defensor Sporting           Jorge Da Silva
2008/09 Nacional                    Gerardo Pelusso
2009/10 Peñarol                     Diego Aguirre [7]
2010/11 Nacional                    Juan Ramón Carrasco [8]
2011/12 Nacional                    Marcelo Gallardo (ARG)
2012/13 Peñarol                     Jorge Da Silva
2013/14 Danubio                     Leonardo Ramos
2014/15 Nacional                    Álvaro Gutiérrez
2015/16 Peñarol                     Jorge Da Silva [9]
2016    Nacional                    Martín Lasarte
2017    Peñarol                     Leonardo Ramos
2018    Peñarol                     Diego López [10]
2019    Nacional                    Alvaro Gutiérrez [11]
2020    Nacional                    Martín Ligüera [12]

Most successful coaches:
Roque Gastón Máspoli, 5 titles with Peñarol
Hugo Bagnulo, 5 titles with Peñarol
Héctor Castro, 5 titles with Nacional

[1]  Ondino Viera started the championship, but was replaced by Américo Szigueti (HUN).
[2]  Enrique Fernández started the championship, but was replaced by Héctor Castro.
[3]  Hugo Bagnulo was the coach throughout the whole season, but Roberto Scarone assumed
     before the Championship Playoff, held in March 1960.
[4]  Bela Guttman (HUN) started the championship, but renounced on october, being replaced
     by Peregrino Anselmo.
[5]  Fernando Riera (CHI) started the championship, but was replaced by Roberto Scarone.
[6]  José María Rodríguez started the championship, but was replaced by Hugo Bagnulo.
[7]  Julio Ribas started the championship, but was replaced by Víctor Púa after the 3rd
     match. Púa was then replaced after Torneo Apertura (15th match) by Diego Aguirre.
[8]  Luis González started the championship, but was replaced by Juan Ramón Carrasco
     after the 7th match.
[9]  Pablo Bengoechea started the championship, but was replaced by Jorge Da Silva after
     Torneo Apertura (15th match).
[10] Leonardo Ramos started the championship, but was replaced by Diego López for Torneo
     Clausura.
[11] Eduardo Domínguez started the championship, but was replaced by Álvaro Gutiérrez
     during Torneo Apertura (Domínguez was sacked on March 17th).
[12] Gustavo Munúa started the championship, but was replaced by Jorge Giordano after 
     losing the Torneo Apertura final, and Giordano himself was replaced by Martín Ligüera
     after March 21st, 2021.  

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